The Green Bay Southwest senior has done plenty of that over the years, advancing to the WIAA individual state tournament three times as a singles player.

Zak is in this week's senior spotlight.

The Green Bay Southwest girls tennis team has advanced to WIAA team state 19 of the past 20 years. What is the secret to this program's success?

We just all try to have a lot of fun and focus on that. It's not about winning or losing, just that you do your best out there.

Who is the funniest person on the team?

Kathryn Mason because she's just hilarious. She always makes you laugh when you're sad.

You recently retweeted Kathryn's student ID photo for this school year. Is the Princess Leia hairstyle making a comeback?

I don't know where Kathryn got that idea. Her hair is kind of wild, so she just came up with the idea for Princess Leia.

Kathryn plays No. 1 doubles with Natisha Hiedeman, who most people know best as a Marquette basketball recruit and a state champion in track and field. How underrated is Hiedeman as a tennis player?

She has the ability where she can not play offseason and just get right back into it. She's still really good like that. I have to play all offseason to stay at the level I'm at.

What are practices like when you go up against senior teammate Julia Daane?

She's really good. She hits really hard and it's hard to return her balls in practice. We're both singles players, so we're close because of that.

What is your most memorable moment playing tennis?

When I was younger I was on a 14s advanced team and we actually went to nationals. We took second place out of the whole entire country.

If you could make a rule change in tennis, what would it be?

A lot of girls I've played like to grunt. I feel like it's really unnecessary, and it's kind of disturbing when they grunt and distracting. So, outlawing grunting.

Who is your favorite tennis player?

James Blake. I actually got an autographed book that he wrote. My (tennis) pro knows somebody that was able to get it because (Blake) and I both had scoliosis.

Oh, wow. What was the toughest part about overcoming that?

It was really hard. But it definitely made me stronger. I wore (a brace) through middle school and it was like one of the worst years, but it made me such a stronger person.

You went to London over the summer. What led to that trip?

My brother (Brian) was studying there for a couple weeks at Oxford. We visited him for like a week and did a lot of touring. It was really cool hearing British people talk. I liked hearing that. But they didn't understand me at all. Seeing all the sites was really amazing. The culture is so different there.

What part of London would you have liked to bring back to Green Bay?

They have really good bakery, like croissants and cupcakes. Going on top of their double-decker buses was awesome.

It's fall premiere week for TV shows. What's one you can't miss?

"Modern Family."

Who is your favorite character?

Phil, the dad. He's so girly for a guy. He always says really stupid things, but I think they're hilarious.

It's Phil Dunphy, yo. I like the choice. What is your favorite song?

"Happily" by One Direction. That's our team song.

I hate to break this to you, but you do know all of the boy bands eventually break up, right?